Top 5 Popular Myths you still believe #2

1.Shaving

A lot of people believe that if you shave you legs your hair will grow back thicker and darker.Women are often told this myth when they are young and this is a time where they are young and this is a time where they are just starting to shave their legs, however shaving frequently will have no effect on the density of your hair.Shaving can however simulate hair growth where it didn't exist before which is why you should be careful where you shave.

2.Chocolate

Pimples or acne are caused by acne vulgaris which is a bacterial strain that fills your pores and follicles when they become clogged with oils or dirt this buildup leads to skin irritation and pimples.

These pimples are aggravated by food that are high in dairy and sugar.So really it's not the chocolate that is making you break out it's actually dairy.

3.Cracking your knuckles

We are all heard this one before and I'm here to tell you that this isn't true. A lot of people think that when you crack your  knuckles you are grinding your bones together but isn't  the case the noise actually comes from bubbles,air and gas that burst inside of the joints however you shouldn't continue to crack your knuckles because it can lead to inflexibility and a ligament damage.

4.Camels

As it turns out camels do not store water in their humps the humps are actually used as a fat to reservoir the fat stored in their humps allow camels to travel days though the desert without stopping to eat.A camel can carry up to 80 pounds of fat and after log journey the desert. The camel will have a hump that is floppy and bends over to one side that's when it needs food.

5.Gums

If you swallow gum it would take seven years to digest well this myth is hardly believed. If you swallow gum you actually don't  even digest the gum at all there isn't much in chewing gum that the human body can break down.So the gum is just transported through the body as waste.